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Divine manifestations to plural wives and families
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Divine manifestions to plural wives and families
Summary: Did those who entered into plural marriage do so simply because Joseph Smith (or another Church leader) "told them to"? Is this an example of "blind obedience"? No, they bore witness that only powerful revelatory experiences convinced them that the command was from God.
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- Question: Did those who entered into plural marriage do so simply because Joseph Smith (or another Church leader) "told them to"?
- Question: How did Heber and Vilate Kimball receive a divine manifestation regarding plural marriage?
Question: Did those who entered into plural marriage do so simply because Joseph Smith (or another Church leader) "told them to"?
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- Question: Did those who entered into plural marriage do so simply because Joseph Smith (or another Church leader) "told them to"?
- It is clear that Joseph applied very little pressure, and the members were not inclined to simply follow him blindly. Those who sought a witness received a dramatic experience which convinced them, independent of Joseph, that plural marriage was the correct path for them to follow
- James Allred
- Howard Coray
- Thomas Grover
- Zina Huntington
- Benjamin Johnson
- Helen Mar Kimball
- Sarah Leavitt
- Emily Partridge
- Mary Elizabeth Rollins
- Unnamed couple from Nauvoo
- Lucy Walker
- Margaret Cooper West
- Elizabeth and Newel K. Whitney
- Phoebe Carter Woodruff
- Brigham Young
Question: How did Heber and Vilate Kimball receive a divine manifestation regarding plural marriage?
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- Question: How did Heber and Vilate Kimball receive a divine manifestation regarding plural marriage?
- Helen Mar Kimball wrote of her mother, Vilate Kimball: "the vision of her mind was opened, and she saw the principle of Celestial Marriage illustrated in all its beauty and glory"
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